Combined washbasin and cuspidor support for invalid-beds.



H. B. HENDRICKS. commas WASHBASIN ANDCUSPIDOR SUPPORT FOR INVALID BEDS.

APPLICATION FELE D MAR. 8. I916.

Patented Dec. 12, 1916.

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" Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 12, 1916.

Application filed March 8, 1916. Serial No. 82,880.

To all Whom it may concern Be it known that I, Rosa B. HENDRICKS, acitizen of the United States, residing at McClure, in the county ofAlexander and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Combined l i ashbasin and Cuspidor Supports for In-'alid-Beds; and Ido hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains'to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a combined washbasin and cuspidor support for invalid beds, and one of its objects isthe provision of a de vice of this character, which shall be simple,durable and. efficient, and which maybe manufactured and sold atacomparatively low cost.

Another object of this invention is to provide a supporting roddetachably secured to the side rail of a bed, for supporting a cuspidorand wash bowl in convenient reach of a person occupying the bed.

A further object of this invention is to provide a horizontal arm,adjustably secured to the supporting rod and having ring members on eachend thereof, for receiving a cuspidor and wash. basin, either of whichmay be swung under the bed when desiring to use the other.

' With these and other objects in view as will become more apparent asthe description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had tothe following description and accompanying drawing, in which,-

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a combined I wash basin and crspidorsupport, constructed in accordance with my invention and Fig. 2 a topplan view of the horizontal arm and ring members with the cuspidor andwash basin removed.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the i'uu'ncral 1 indicates asupporting rod, having its upper end flattened and bent at right anglesto overlie the side rail 3 of a bed.- An arm 4 is formed on thesupporting rod 1 and underlies the side rail 3 and is provided with itsend 5 bent at right angles and spaced from the side rail 3 to receive aset screw 6, which is threaded in the end 5 of the arm 4, for clampingthe supporting rod 1 at any desired point along the side rail 3. Ahorizontal arm 7 is provided with an enlarged portion 8 intermediate itsends, having a central bore to receive the supporting rod 1, whereby thehorizontal arm 7 may be rotated or moved up ardly and downwardly of thesupporting rod 1. A collar 9, having a set screw 10 is adjustablysecured on the supporting rod 1, for supporting the horizontal arm 7 atany desired point and which will provide a bearing for the horizontalarm to allow it to rotate freely about the supporting rod 1 at anyadjusted position. Ring members 11 and 12 are formed on the ends of thehorizontal arm 7 to receive-a cuspidor 13 and a wash basin 14. The washbasin 14 may be of any desired type and it is preferably desired thatthe c'uspidor be provided with a hinged cover 15, having a handle 16 foropening and closing the cuspidor when desired.

From the foregoingdescription taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, it will be noted that the horizontal arm 7 may be adjustedupwardly and downwardly upon the supporting rod 1, forthe convenience ofthe person occupying the bed by releasing the set screw 10. When notdesiring to use the wash basin 14, it may be swung under the bed and thecuspidor 13 will be brought into convenient reach of the occupant of thebed.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction,combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing fromthe spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is A combined washbasin and cuspidm? sup port comprising a supporting rod, said supportingrod provided with its upper end flattened and bent at right angles tooverlie the side rail of a bed, an arm formed on the supporting rod andunderlying the side rail of the bed, said arm provided with its free onthe ends of the horizontal arm for remd bent at right angles and spacedfrom ceiving a cuspidor and wash basin. 10 the side. ail of the bed, aset screw carried In testimony whereof I afiix my signature uy'flle treeend of said arm for engaging in presence of two witnesses. 1

BXthe side rail to clamp the supporting rod ROSA B. HENDRICKS.

at any desiredpoint along the side rail, a \Vitnesses: horizontal armrotatably and adjustably se- J. G. WILSON,

cured upon the supporting rod, and means C. C. HENDRIPK.

